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The New Inventors

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 25 August 2010'
Time:8:00pm
Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors brings you the best in new Australian inventions. From exciting innovations to eccentric designs, inventors across the country are working to improve the way we live.

Art Nation

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 22 August 2010'
Time:5:30pm
This week, Art Nation profiles Ewan Leslie, the stage actor said to be the next Geoffrey Rush. Like many actors Leslie is unassuming off stage, perhaps even a little shy. He certainly bears no resemblance to the blood-stained, unsettlingly charismatic monster he recently summoned for eight exhausting performances a week for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He was acting in the title role in Richard III, a production by MTC's artistic director Simon Phillips that gained almost unanimously ecstatic reviews.

The Prisoner: Darling

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 28 August 2010'
Time:9:20pm
In this smart and fascinating series we see if love can conquer Six's suspicions about village life where all else has failed.

The Bill: The Calling

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 28 August 2010'
Time:8:30pm
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Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook: Tea smoked Salmon, Parmesan and Basil Dimples, Lemon Grass and Chilli Chicken, Green Vegetable Toss, Strawberry Lemon Puff

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 28 August 2010 New Series'
Time:6:00pm
In this new series, Annabel Langbein reveals the pleasures of her free range cooking style with the breathtaking views of the southern alps of New Zealand as her backdrop. And she is surrounded by abundant fresh produce, artisan foods and world-class wines.

Waking The Dead: Skin

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 27 August 2010'
Time:8:30pm
The Cold Case squad are tipped off about a mummified body found in an air-conditioning duct in an East London carpark. DSI Boyd (Trevor Eve) and his team discover that the remains are that of a right-wing, neo-Nazi fascist political activist from the early 1990s. He had been brutalised and tortured before his death.

The Music Instinct: Science & Song

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 26 August 2010 New Series'
Time:9:35pm
The Music Instinct: Science & Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism, and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos, is moved by the undeniable effect of music.

Visions Of The Future: Intelligence Revolution

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 26 August 2010 New Series'
Time:8:30pm
What will life in the future be like? American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes humankind is on the brink of a radically new scientific era. In this 3-part series, he shares his vision for the future.

Grand Designs Revisited: Hampshire

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 26 August 2010'
Time:6:00pm
Cheryl Robson and Alex Reay decided to get out of the rat race and move from London to country Hampshire to lovingly restore a medieval thatched cottage into their dream home. But just before their first child was due the house burnt down and Cheryl and Alex lost everything. Amazingly they decided to rebuild and start all over again.

The Gruen Transfer

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 25 August 2010'
Time:9:00pm
Wil Anderson, Russel Howcroft and Todd Sampson are joined by Dan Gregory and Dee Madigan. On this week's show - How Do You Sell? - the panel talks about milk; and on Ad Crunch - Carlton Draught Beer. On The Pitch - Victorian Youngbloods go head to head with NSW Youngbloods to sell conscription.

Jennifer Byrne Presents: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 24 August 2010'
Time:10:05pm
Jennifer Byrne Presents is a series of individual treats for lovers of books and writing. A panel of leading authors and expert celebrity guests join Jennifer for investigations into some of the most popular reading genres. They reveal the conventions, controversies, and titles that have helped shaped the literary landscape.

QI

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 24 August 2010'
Time:9:35pm
On the world's most impossible quiz show tonight are Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr and Jackie Clune. Quiz master Stephen Fry awards points for interesting answers and penalties for boring, obvious and uninteresting ones.

Baroque: From St Peters to St Pauls

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 24 August 2010'
Time:8:30pm
Continuing this spectacular three-part series, this week we move on from Italy to continue our lesson in Baroque, as UK art critic Waldemar Januszczak takes us on a tour of the best examples of Baroque to be found, and tells the best stories behind those works.

Big Chef Takes On Little Chef

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 24 August 2010'
Time:6:00pm
Britain's most famous chef, the three-Michelin-starred Heston Blumenthal, has a disastrous start to revamping the chain of Little Chef roadside restaurants.

Media Watch

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 23 August 2010'
Time:9:20pm
Investigative reporter and author, Paul Barry, will host Media Watch while Jonathan Holmes takes long service leave. A journalist for almost 40 years, Holmes joined the ABC in 1983 as the executive producer for Four Corners and has presented Media Watch for the past three seasons. He will enjoy a family holiday overseas before returning to Media Watch in February, 2011.

Compass: Sex, Faith And Marriage

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 22 August 2010'
Time:10:15pm
Compass explores the sexual rules of three different faiths to find out what goes on in Jewish, Muslim and Hindu bedrooms.

Life: Birds

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Sunday, 22 August 2010'
Time:7:30pm
Birds are supremely adaptable, capable not only of flying at phenomenal speeds and covering great distances, but of displaying a murderous nature, running on water in pursuit of love and even of building intricate structures.

Talking Heads

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday, 23 August 2010'
Time:6:30pm
This week on Talking Heads, Peter Thompson's guest is Father Bob Maguire.
Father Bob is a Catholic priest, community worker and media personality with a military style motto, 'no one left behind.' Although he was handy with a machine gun in his youth, and later became an army chaplain, Father Bob has devoted himself to those who don't fit the mould for assistance from traditional charities.

Martha Speaks

Venue:Nick Jr.
Date:'Weekends from Saturday August 13'
Time:1.30pm
Everyone's favourite dog, Martha is back in brand new episodes of Martha Speaks!

Poppy Cat

Venue:Nick Jr.
Date:'Monday August 1 '
Time:3.25pm
From the beloved books by Lara Jones comes Poppy Cat: the tales of an inquisitive, excitable, and energetic marmalade cat! The colourful and appealing characters in Poppy Cat spring to life from the page to the small screen in stories of friendship and fantasy play, aimed at the highly creative and active preschooler, but suitable for children of all ages.

Dance Academy

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Sunday, 22 August 2010'
Time:3:40pm
Dance Academy is a high energy teen drama that follows six teenagers attending the National Academy of Dance. They're young, beautiful and have one year to prove their worth. Seen through the eyes of Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) this isn't just about tutus and pointe shoes. This is the year Tara leaves home on the farm and tests not only her abilities to dance, but to love, build friendships, celebrate triumphs and endure disappointments.

Deadwood

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 7 March 2011'
Time:9:30PM
1877. A new day is dawning in the Black Hills outlaw camp of Deadwood. For better or worse, times are changing, and the transformation from camp to town is imminent.

Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey: Mind

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, 24 August 2011'
Time:9:30PM
When Judith discovered yoga, it literally changed her life. But is it just a cool way to get fit, or a genuine path to spiritual enlightenment? For answers, she gets cross-legged with a man who drives an orange kombi with the number plates 'OMMMM' - university lecturer, swami and yogi Phil Stevens, and pays a visit to her guru, Shandor Remete, the Adelaide-based, Hungarian-born founder of Shadow Yoga.

E! December 2011 Program Highlights

Keeping Up With The Kardashians: Kendall's Sweet 16: Sunday, December 25th @ 9:30pm
In a special continuation of season six, the Kardashian-Jenner clan gathers to celebrate Kendall's Sweet 16 in style. Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kris, Bruce, Rob and Kylie will all be on hand to present Kendall with a birthday present she'll never forget.

THS Kara DioGuardi: Sunday, December 4th @ 8:30pm
Though she was thrown into the spotlight as a judge on American Idol, Kara DioGuardi has been ruling the Billboard charts for years penning hits for P!nk, Britney and Christina. Still, despite DioGuardi's significant contribution to pop, her life story has remained a mystery - until now. For the first time ever on television, in an intimate and personal interview, DioGuardi opens up to E! about her long journey towards success.

Kendra S4 Tuesdays @ 9.30pm
Season four continues to follow The Baskett family - Kendra, husband Hank and Little Hank - as they lay down roots in LA. Watch all the drama unfold as they establish new careers, outfit a brand new home, mend strained relationships and continue to struggle to make time for love and marriage, and possibly baby number two...

Dirty Soap: Tuesdays @ 8.30pm
Docu-soap that will follow the professional and glamorous personal lives of current and former successful soap actors, allowing us to see if life really does imitate art.

Style Star: Tuesdays @ 7.00pm
Style Star takes an intimate look at one celebrity and her fashion sensibility as it has evolved through the years. With the help of stylists, experts, people watchers, and Style's library footage, we'll reveal the style secrets of today's top celebrities.

Fashion Police: Saturdays @ 7.00pm
A weekly half hour in which Joan Rivers and her fashion team dissect the week's celebrities, events, and of course, style, all showcasing Joan's uniquely hilarious point of view.

The Soup: Sundays @ 7.00pm
Host Joel McHale takes a look at the week's hottest celeb news events and goofiest reality clips.

Chelsea Lately: Monday-Friday @ 10.30pm
This daily program is an irreverent look at top breaking news stories, celebrity tales that just won't die and other hot topics of the day. Chelsea will feature guests, comedic field packages and viewer call-ins.

Behind the Scenes: Mondays @ 2.00pm
In this incredible series you'll see what goes on before-and after-the director yells, 'Cut!' With action-packed moments and incredible behind the scenes footage from the sets of Avatar, Wolfman and more. It's the 'reel' inside scoop on making movie magic.

Kardashians Holiday Marathon:
Monday, December 19th from 11:00am - 10:30pm
Friday, December 23rd from 9:00am - 9:30pm
Saturday, December 24th from 11:00am - 10:30pm
Sunday, December 25th from 10:00am - 10:30pm
Friday, December 30th from 11:00am - 9:30pm

Kendra Holiday Marathon
Tuesday, December 20th from 11:00am - 10:00pm

Holly's World Holiday Marathon
Wednesday, December 21st from 11:00am - 10:00pm

Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best Holiday Marathon
Thursday, December 22nd from 12:30pm - 9:30pm

The Dance Scene/Ice Loves Coco Holiday Marathon
Monday, December 26th from 1:00pm - 10:30pm

Dirty Soap Holiday Marathon
Tuesday, December 27th from 12:00pm - 9:30pm

Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane/Mel B It's A Scary World Holiday Marathon
Wednesday, December 28th from 11:00am - 10:00pm

Crime Holiday Marathon
Thursday, December 29th from 11:00am - 10:30pm

Girls of the Playboy Mansion Holiday Marathon
Saturday, December 31st from 10:00am - 10:30pm


The Legend Of Dick And Dom

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Thursday, 26 August 2010 '
Time:7:05pm
The Legend of Dick and Dom is an adventure-comedy set in the year 1207. It follows the adventures of the two Princes of Fyredor, Dick (Richard McCourt) and Dom (Dominic Wood) who live in a place called 'Bottom World'. The city of Fyredor used to be a happy place until it was hit with a nasty plague that infected all the townspeople. One young wizard managed to secure an antidote but it was accidently destroyed by Dick and Dom.

Outback 8

Venue:ABC3
Date:'Monday, 23 August 2010 '
Time:6:30pm
Eight children, from Australia and the UK, are taken to the Australian outback for a month where they will attend Australia's oldest agricultural college in Longreach, Queensland. The aim is to see how these kids will cope in the harsh outback away from modern technologies. Can they endure the physicality of the bush? By the end of the series, the Outback 8 kids will move 200 cattle across rugged terrain whilst on horseback (also known as a muster). In each episode the kids will acquire the skills and knowledge they need in order for the muster to be successful.

Supah Ninjas

Venue:Nickelodeon Australia
Date:'Monday August 29'
Time:5.30pm
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Restoration Man: Towers

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 25 August 2011'
Time:6:00PM
Two towers, old and decrepit and part of Britain's heritage, have been bought by separate owners out to save them and turn them into unique family homes.

Crownies

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 25 August 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) steps in for Tony (Peter Kowitz) to prosecute Ben's (Todd Lasance) grandfather's murderer Cooper (Adam Cleland). Richard (Hamish Michael), acting as her instructing solicitor, is nervous and tells Ben they've got it in the bag.

Big Time Rush

Venue:Nickelodeon Australia
Date:'Saturday March 12, 19, & 26th'
Time:6.30pm
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Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Thursday, 25 August 2011'
Time:9:30PM
In this series final, all the medics prepare to move on to their next rotation. Katharine has to learn to prioritise her work load and observes surgery after asking a female surgeon how she combines work and family life.

The Trophy Room

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Wednesday, February 2nd'
Time:8.30pm
Australia's most affable armchair athlete Peter Helliar's special guests include Olympic golden girl, Cathy Freeman; former Wimbledon champion, Pat Cash; muso (and keen rugby league fan), Pete Murray; and comedian Dave Thornton.

Silent Witness: Bloodlines: Part 1

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 26 August 2011'
Time:8:30PM
Harry's long distance love affair with lawyer, Anna Sandor, comes to a shocking end when he is called by her to Budapest to perform a second post-mortem on the body of a drowned prostitute, Sofi Mustafova.

Accused: Willy's Story

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Friday, 26 August 2011'
Time:9:30PM
A series of six unflinching contemporary stories from acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern.

Bubble Guppies

Venue:Nick Jr.
Date:'Weekdays from Tuesday March 1st'
Time:4pm
New Nick Jr. original preschool series from the creators of The Backyardigans

A themed, interactive variety show for children 2-5 set in a vibrant aquarium-inspired underwater classroom, inhabited by energetic kids with colourful tropical fish tails who will sing, dance, tell jokes, play games, and have adventures.

Artscape: Carnival Queen

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Tuesday, 23 August 2011'
Time:10:05PM
The intimacies of life inside a carnival troupe as a new show is born. This exposé reveals how ambition, sexuality, love and motherhood intersect with the making of theatre.

Zumbo

Venue:SBS ONE
Date:'February 2011'
Master patissier Adriano Zumbo has landed his own SBS series, Zumbo (6x25) produced for SBS by Fredbird Entertainment. This mouth watering new observational documentary series will deliver a compelling mix of behind the scenes kitchen reality and cast driven story lines as Zumbo and his team bring his famous creations to life in pursuit of dessert perfection.

Bigger's Better 4

Venue:Serbia- Live on EuroSport
Date:'February 25th, 2011'

Kingdom

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 27 August 2011'
Time:7:30PM
Lyle (Karl Davies) is left in charge of the business while Peter (Stephen Fry) is away in Cambridge at the invitation of an old friend, Barkway. Simon (Dominic Mafham) decides to accompany him. Peter thinks he is just giving a speech, but Barkway has ulterior motives. A colleague of his has died overseas and some of her research has been stolen.

Deadwood: Full Faith And Credit

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Monday, 20 June 2011'
Time:9:30PM
With invigorating complexity and depth Deadwood emotes intellectual and emotional meaning like no other show.

DoratheExplorerseries6

Venue:Nick Jr.
Date:'Weekdays from Monday March 7th'
Time:8am
Hola! Nick Jr.'s favourite explorer is back in a brand new season this March. Join Dora and her best friend Boots the monkey in all new and exciting adventures. Search for constellations after a meteor shower, and catch a flight in a spaceship to a purple planet! Team up with the Super Babies, Dora and Boots to save birthday cakes from the cake-snatching bear and join Boots when he gets his first hair cut, plus tons more exciting explorer adventures.

Monroe

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Saturday, 27 August 2011'
Time:8:30PM
James Nesbitt stars as neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe in the new six-part medical drama series, Monroe.

Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet: El Dorado

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Tuesday, 21 June 2011'
Time:9:00PM
On a quest to seek the truth behind the world's greatest myths, self-proclaimed expert, Leigh Hart, embarks on a journey that will take him to the most challenging, dangerous and remote environments on the planet.

World's Toughest Driving Tests: Canada

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 22 June 2011'
Time:7:30PM
Travelling the world to prove who is the better driver, actor Will Mellor trails rival and celeb mate Kirsten O'Brien 2-1 at the series half-way point.

Tony Abbott- Live Q&A

Venue:ABC1
Date:'Monday 16th August '
Time:9.35pm
Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott will be Tony Jones' special guest on Q&A on Monday 16th August.

Before a live studio audience, at a venue to be confirmed, the Leader of the Opposition will take questions direct from the studio audience as well as questions from Q&A viewers.

Last night's Q&A - with Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, - was seen by more than 841,000 Australians - a record number of viewers for the program since Q&A's debut in 2008.

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Sex Trafficking

Venue:ABC2
Date:'Wednesday, 22 June 2011'
Time:8:30PM
In 2007, fashion fanatic Stacey Dooley's life took an unexpected turn when she travelled to India for Blood, Sweat And T-Shirts to live and work alongside the people in the Indian fashion industry making clothes for the UK high street. In the cramped backstreet workshops of the Mumbai slums she came face to face with child labour and what she saw there changed her life.

The Silent Epidemic

Venue:SBS ONE
Date:'Sunday 12th of December'
Time:8:30pm
What do 200,000 Australians a month have in common? They are all
engaging in self-harm behaviour.

Whether it's cutting, scratching, burning or breaking bones, this
need to deliberately hurt the body peaks in teenagers and young adults,
yet little is known about the reasons why.

The Silent Epidemic, a sensitive and poignant science documentary
screening as part of SBS's Secrets of the Human Body season, seeks to
understand the mindset of those who self-injure, and explores a radical
treatment through a world-first experiment.

It's a Big Big World

Venue:Nick Jr.
Date:'Weekdays from Monday March 14'
Time:1.30pm
It's a Big Big World is an innovative half-hour animated series that employs a unique, patented process combining puppetry, animatronics and computer generated animation. It's a Big Big World takes its audience into the World Tree, home to the animals and the show's metaphor for the world as a whole. From a distance, it looks just like an enormous tree full of branches and leaves, but when viewed closer, its real complexity begins to reveal itself. Teeming with tree houses and habitats perfect for all of the different animals that live there, it has seemingly endless levels, and lots of nooks and crannies waiting to be discovered.

The Penguins of Madagascar

Venue:Nickelodeon Australia
Date:'Weekdays from Monday February 28th'
Time:5pm
On a mission without permission! The birds are back in March in an action-packed month full of wishes, relocations, practical jokes, upgrades and training exercises. Don't miss 20 brand new episodes of your favourite black and white pals.

Catalyst and Feral Peril

Venue:ABC
Date:'Thursday, 16 July 2009 '
Time:8:00pm-8:30pm
Catalyst
8:00pm
On 16th July 1969, exactly forty years ago, Apollo 11 blasted off to the moon, where Neil Armstrong took the 'great step for mankind' of first walking on its surface. This episode of Catalyst looks back at one of man's greatest achievements and takes another look at the moon.

Feral Peril
8:30pm
Tasmania is one of the world's last great wildlife havens but its struggling native species are under threat from a feral fox invasion. Or are they?




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